5.5% ▼ -19.1%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Crows Nest · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Crows Nest
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Crows Nest than in the rest of the country. Only 32.9% of adults are in the labour force, and full-time employment is well below the national figure. This highlights a significant gap in workforce activity compared to Queensland and Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work fell 17 points since 2011 to 32.9%, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment is also well below the state average at 51.6%, while the unemployment rate of 5.5% is about the same as the national figure.
32.9% ▼ -34.6%
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 50.3%
- 2016: 65.5%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.6% ▲ +0.2%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 51.5%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 51.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here at 20.3%. Other major employers include construction at 11.2%, public administration and safety at 8.9%, and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 8.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common occupation at 18.5%. This is followed by community and personal service workers at 16.5% and technicians and trades at 15.9%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Crows Nest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315027/crows-nest/topic/employment